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Chieu Hoi Taliban. Rejection at the ballot box, economic prosperity, and a widely held belief in a better future are death for insurgencies. When you start seeing signs like this a few months after an election, it suggests a movement in terminal decline. That’s particularly true in Afghanistan, where the “fighting season” generally begins in March and April when the snow in the passes melts. With springtime just a month away, fewer and fewer people are eagerly counting down the days to martyrdom.